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"Le dernier des Mohicans" (The last of the Mohicans) est un roman historique américain de James Fenimore Cooper, publié pour la première fois en janvier 1826. Le récit a pour théâtre l'Amérique du Nord, pendant la guerre de Sept Ans. Les affrontements entre Français et Anglais en forment la toile de fond. Cooper décrit notamment la bataille de Fort William Henry qui oppose, en juillet et août 1757, les troupes du général français Montcalm (et de ses alliés amérindiens) à celles du colonel britannique Monro.

Sommer 1757: Im Nordosten Amerikas kämpfen die Truppen der Briten und der Franzosen erbittert um die Vorherrschaft - in einer schier endlosen Wildnis aus Wäldern, Seen und reißenden Flüssen, wo noch die stolzen indianischen Völker beheimatet sind. Ein junger britischer Offizier versucht mit den Schwestern Alice und Cora zu deren Vater ins Fort William Henry zu gelangen.

Priklyuchencheskiy roman Dzheymsa Fenimora Kupera "Zveroboy " vhodit v ego znamenityy cikl iz pyati romanov, posvyashchennyh istorii kolonizacii Severnoy Ameriki. Tragicheskie sobytiya gibeli indeyskoy civilizacii sluzhat fonom, na kotorom razvorachivayutsya zahvatyvayushchie priklyucheniya ohotnika i sledopyta Natti Bampo, po prozvishchu Zveroboy. Chestnyy i skromnyy ohotnik, vyrosshiy sredi indeycev plemeni delavarov, zhivet odnoy zhizn'yu s prirodoy. Roman povestvuet o yunosti geroya, postepenno prevrashchayushchegosya iz ohotnika v hrabrogo i mudrogo voina. V osnove syuzheta lezhit istoriya Tomasa Hattera i ego docherey, zhivushchih v plavuchem domike na ozere.

Die Gestalt des Einzelgängers Natty Bumppo, genannt Lederstrumpf, steht für den vorbildhaften Frontiersman der amerikanischen Pionierzeit...

Le récit a pour théâtre l'Amérique du Nord, pendant la guerre de Sept Ans. Les affrontements entre Français et Anglais en forment la toile de fond. La bataille de Fort William Henry oppose, en août 1757 les troupes du général français Montcalm (et de ses alliés indiens) à celles du britannique Munro. Un officier anglais est chargé de conduire 2 jeunes filles, Alice et Cora chez leur père, le général Monro, dans son fort assiégé.

Ein spannendes Abenteuer-Hörspiel bei den Indianern in der Wildnis in 6 Kapiteln...

Als der junge Offizier Heyward die beiden Töchter des Kommandanten ins Fort bringen soll, wir der von dem Waldläufer Natty Bumppo und seinem Freund Chingachgook vor einem Hinterhalt der Indianer gewarnt. So gelangen sie sicher zum Fort, doch dann werden die Mädchen von Indianern entführt. Natty und Chingachgook versuchen sie zu retten.

"The Last of the Mohicans" tells the story of Cora and Alice Munro, struggling to be reunited with their father, an English commander...

Waldläufer Natty Bumppo, auch "Lederstrumpf" genannt, kann in letzter Sekunde einem Überfall der Irokesen entkommen, doch seine Gefährten geraten in Gefangenschaft. Zusammen mit Chingachgook, dessen geliebte Wah-ta-Wah ebenfalls von den Irokesen entführt wurde, macht er sich auf, die Gefangenen zu befreien.

The Last of the Mohicans is an epic story of romance and adventure on the American frontier. It is a story of love and loyalty and of America's coming of age. While the French and Indians besiege Fort William Henry, Cora and Alice Munro, daughters of the English commander, are on their way to join him. They are accompanied by Major Duncan Heyward, Alice's fiancé, and by the treacherous Indian Magua, who secretly serves the French.

A story of a well-reputed crew who is faced with repelling the efforts of a group of pirates. Teamwork would win the day, and the narrative of the moment by moment skirmish makes for a delightful tale from a classic author. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

This is a story from the More Classic American Short Stories collection.

The hero of The Pilot - modeled on John Paul Jones - leads the American Navy in dangerous raids on the English coast. James Fenimore Cooper's fourth novel, published in 1823, helped start the genre of sea novels. Cooper's other major works include the renowned Leatherstocking Tales: The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prarie, The Pathfinder, and The Deerslayer.

Here are eight stories from master American writers of the 19th century. They vary from sinister tales by Ambrose Bierce - why is that window boarded up? - and a reflective moment in the life of a woman without children, but forced to look after children, to classic short stories by O. Henry and Stephen Crane. There is even an elegiac description of an eclipse by James Fenimore Cooper, author of The Last of the Mohicans.

This famous novel deals with the early frontier period of American history and is set in 1757 during the Seven Years War between the French and the British. Hawkeye and his friends, Chingachgook and Uncas, are the last remaining Mohican chieftains. When the evil Magua threatens the life of an innocent English woman, Hawkeye finds himself at the center of a battle for honor and vengeance.

James Fenimore Cooper was America's first successful popular novelist. Son of the prominent federalist William Cooper, founder of the Cooperstown settlement, James was educated at Yale in preparation for a genteel life as a federalist gentleman. After his father's death in an 1809 duel, Cooper quickly squandered his inheritance, and at thirty was on the verge of bankruptcy. He turned to writing but his first book, Precaution (1820), was a failure.

Toda una tradicion de novelas de aventuras en el oeste estadounidense, entre los indios pieles rojas, que aun perdura en nuestros dias en la literatura y en el cine, fue la iniciada por Fenimore Cooper, un distinguido escritor de ese pais, que a principios del siglo XIX escribio una serie de novelas, que siguen entre las mas destacadas del genero y de las cuales El ultimo de los mohicanos es no solo la mas conocida sino la mejor.

Djupt inne i skogarna i nordöstra Amerika har en engelsk major fått i uppdrag att eskortera de två överstedöttrarna Cora och Alice från Fort Edward till Fort William Henry. När de blir förrådda av sin vägvisare Magua får de hjälp av den modiga spejaren Falköga, även känd som Natty Bumppo, och hans lojala följeslagare Chingachgook och Uncas, de sista av den mohikanska stammen. Genom de tre vännernas räddningsaktion blir de indragna i de blodiga striderna mellan irokeser och franska och brittiska trupper som söker kontroll över området.

A fascinating adventure story, grounded in American history. As the French and Indian war rages, the two daughters of a British officer prepare to return home. But when Cora, Alice, and the soldiers who guard them are betrayed by their Native American scout, their safety depends on wily forest tracker Hawkeye and his friends Chingachkook and Uncas - the last of the Mohicans.

The Last of the Mohicans is set during the French and Indian War, a time during which control of North America was being fought for. As troops from both armies fought through various territories of the continent, they each allied with different Native American groups to grow their armies and gain resources.